Atlas World Map Mappe-monde Du Globe Terrestre - Claude Buffier 1749
An interesting and attractive small 18th century double hemisphere map of the World depicting California* as an island which was published in P. [Claude] Buffier’s Geographe Univerelle (Paris: Pierre-François Giffart, 1769).
*The Island of California was a long-held European misconception, dating from the 16th century, that stated the Baja California Peninsula was not part of mainland North America but rather a large island separated from the continent by a strait now known as the Gulf of California.One of the most famous cartographic errors in history, it was propagated on many maps during the 17th and 18th centuries, despite contradictory evidence from various explorers. The myth was further elaborated by the idea that California was a terrestrial paradise, similar to the Garden of Eden. The error was only finally settled beyond doubt by the expeditions of Juan Bautista de Anza who travelled between Sonora and the west coast of California in the period of 1774?1776.
Claude Buffier (25 May 1661 – 17 May 1737), French philosopher, historian and teacher, was born in Poland of French parents, who returned to France and settled in Rouen soon after his birth.
An interesting and attractive small 18th century double hemisphere map of the World depicting California* as an island which was published in P. [Claude] Buffier’s Geographe Univerelle (Paris: Pierre-François Giffart, 1769).
*The Island of California was a long-held European misconception, dating from the 16th century, that stated the Baja California Peninsula was not part of mainland North America but rather a large island separated from the continent by a strait now known as the Gulf of California.One of the most famous cartographic errors in history, it was propagated on many maps during the 17th and 18th centuries, despite contradictory evidence from various explorers. The myth was further elaborated by the idea that California was a terrestrial paradise, similar to the Garden of Eden. The error was only finally settled beyond doubt by the expeditions of Juan Bautista de Anza who travelled between Sonora and the west coast of California in the period of 1774?1776.
Claude Buffier (25 May 1661 – 17 May 1737), French philosopher, historian and teacher, was born in Poland of French parents, who returned to France and settled in Rouen soon after his birth.
An interesting and attractive small 18th century double hemisphere map of the World depicting California* as an island which was published in P. [Claude] Buffier’s Geographe Univerelle (Paris: Pierre-François Giffart, 1769).
*The Island of California was a long-held European misconception, dating from the 16th century, that stated the Baja California Peninsula was not part of mainland North America but rather a large island separated from the continent by a strait now known as the Gulf of California.One of the most famous cartographic errors in history, it was propagated on many maps during the 17th and 18th centuries, despite contradictory evidence from various explorers. The myth was further elaborated by the idea that California was a terrestrial paradise, similar to the Garden of Eden. The error was only finally settled beyond doubt by the expeditions of Juan Bautista de Anza who travelled between Sonora and the west coast of California in the period of 1774?1776.
Claude Buffier (25 May 1661 – 17 May 1737), French philosopher, historian and teacher, was born in Poland of French parents, who returned to France and settled in Rouen soon after his birth.
Code : A239
Cartographer : Cartographer / engraver: Claude Buffier
Date : Paris 1749
Size : Sheet size: 17.3cms by 13.3cms.
Availability : Available
Type - Genuine Antique
Grading - B+